CVE-2023-4687 — The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1

The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 doesn't prevent unauthenticated attackers from updating a post's header or footer code on scheduled posts.

01What is this vulnerability?

The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 doesn't prevent unauthenticated attackers from updating a post's header or footer code on scheduled posts.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Page Builder: Pagelayer	1.3.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-16T19:39:02.568Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-23T16:13:18.706Z

09References

• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/31596fc5-4203-40c4-9b0a-e8a37faafddd